While the EU is developing a command-and-control approach toward making farming more climate friendly, the newly announced Biden Administration approach is more collaborative with farmers. Where Brussels developed specific targets for idling land and shifting to organic farming, all without any studies to substantiate the changes, the Biden Administration appears more focused on studying various farming approaches for their actual impact on the environment. The U.S. government will assist in the establishment of private markets to compensate farmers for carbon banking but will not itself create a bank. Washington intends to increase conservation technical assistance and bolster R&D spending on farming that is more protective of the clim...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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